Oil Market Commentaries
6 Feb 2025
Benchmark crude oil futures were little moved Thursday as markets weighed fresh US sanctions on Iran against the Trump administration's...
6 Feb 2025
Middle East crude prices sank to around one-month lows Thursday amid concerns over a tariffs war dampening global trade, while the...
5 Feb 2025
Benchmark crude oil futures were in retreat on Wednesday as investors braced for escalating global trade tensions, while LSGO futures...
5 Feb 2025
Middle East crude prices rebounded after the US threatened a clampdown on Iranian exports, while structure in the naphtha curve has firmed...
4 Feb 2025
Benchmark crude oil futures rebounded Tuesday as markets braced for restored US pressure on Iran and escalating global trade tensions...
4 Feb 2025
Middle East crude prices resumed their downward trend Tuesday as global markets retreated after US tariffs were paused, while the...
3 Feb 2025
Benchmark crude oil futures opened the week lower on Monday after reports that US tariffs imposed over the weekend would be put on ice...
3 Feb 2025
Middle East crude prices opened the month higher, ending a two-week long run of losses, but that failed to put the brakes on the rally in...
31 Jan 2025
Benchmark crude oil futures declined further on Friday to post the second consecutive weekly decline, while LSGO cracks firmed on returning...
31 Jan 2025
Middle East crude prices retreated for an eighth straight session Friday as physical markets, while product cracks...
30 Jan 2025
Benchmark crude oil futures were in retreat on Thursday as the US Federal Reserve kept interest rates steady, while LSGO extended...
29 Jan 2025
Benchmark crude oil futures ticked higher on Wednesday as fresh Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil infrastructure raised supply concerns, while...
28 Jan 2025
Benchmark crude oil futures extended losses Tuesday with focus firmly centred around Trump's energy policies, while persistent industrial...
28 Jan 2025
Middle East crude prices retreated for a seventh straight session Tuesady but remained the strongest global benchmark, while jet...
27 Jan 2025
Benchmark crude oil futures opened the week lower as investors deliberated over President Trump's assertive energy policies, while persistent...
27 Jan 2025
Middle East crude prices retreated for a sixth straight session Monday as the run of steady declines continued into the shortened week...
24 Jan 2025
Benchmark crude oil futures extended losses Friday to post the first weekly decline of the year, while LSGO cracks rebounded on returning supply...
24 Jan 2025
Middle East crude prices retreated for a fifth straight session Friday as gradual declines saw Dubai drop 3% over the week, while...
23 Jan 2025
Benchmark crude oil futures remained in retreat Thursday as markets braced for increased US oil supply under Trump, while LSGO extended...
23 Jan 2025
Middle East crude prices eased for a fourth straight session Thursday although they showed signs of stabilising, while the selloff...